N.Y. General Associations Law § 19

§ 19. Service of process. Service of process against an association\nupon the secretary of state shall be made by personally delivering to\nand leaving with him or a deputy secretary of state or an associate\nattorney, senior attorney or attorney in the corporation division of the\ndepartment of state, duplicate copies of such process at the office of\nthe department of state in the city of Albany. At the time of such\nservice the plaintiff shall pay a fee of forty dollars to the secretary\nof state which shall be a taxable disbursement. If the cost of\nregistered mail for transmitting a copy of the process shall exceed two\ndollars, an additional fee equal to such excess shall be paid at the\ntime of the service of such process. The secretary of state shall\nforthwith send by registered mail one of such copies to the association\nat the address fixed for that purpose, as herein provided. If the action\nor proceeding is instituted in a court of limited jurisdiction, service\nof process may be made in the manner provided in this section if the\ncause of action arose within the territorial jurisdiction of the court\nand the office of the defendant, as set forth in its statement filed\npursuant to section eighteen of this chapter, is within such territorial\njurisdiction.\n